1. Kent Connects KPSN Launch 24 th November 2009 Jeff Wallbank - Interim Strategic Director, Kent Connects / KPSN Partnership Development Manager www.kentconnects.gov.ukwww.kentconnects.gov.uk / www.kpsn.netwww.kpsn.net

2. Background to Kent Connects  Established in 2002, we are the lead technology partnership in Kent and Medway  Our 16 partners are from all local authorities in Kent & Medway, Kent Police and the Kent Fire & Rescue Service  We are helping our partners in Kent and Medway achieve transformation through technology

3. Strategic Board Programme and Services Board Project - KPSN Project - KPSN Project - Disaster Recovery Project - Disaster Recovery Project - KUDOS Project - KUDOS Virtualisation Group On-line Services Group On-line Services Group Technical Operations Group Customer Services Network Kent Connects Governance Kent & Medway Chief Exec’s

4. CORE SERVICES Fully managed network (KPSN) GCSx Aggregator Services Information Sharing Portal Joint procurement Monthly strategic and group meetings Access to Kent data in the NLPG Joint training IT consultancy and advice Meta tagging on partners’ websites Core Services

5.  Kent Public Service Network (KPSN)  Government Connect Secure Extranet (GCSx)  Centralised National Land & Property Gazetteer  Information Sharing Portals Solutions (at least some of them…)

6.  Shared regional data centres  Joint training  Framework for multi-agency information sharing (KUDOS)  Software audit Solutions (at least some of them…)

7.  communications...  marketing…  publicity…  projects… Solutions (some more!!!)

8.  Through our programme of work we aim to:  provide an ICT infrastructure in Kent & Medway which is capable of supporting joint, shared and collaborative working AND  remove technology as the excuse for not transforming services Future Plans

9.  www.kentconnects.gov.ukwww.kentconnects.gov.uk  www.kpsn.netwww.kpsn.net  contact Robin Daly, Chair 01474 337224 chair@kentconnects.gov.ukchair@kentconnects.gov.uk Jeff Wallbank, Interim Strategic Director KC / KPSN Partnership Development Manager 01622 221929 jeff.wallbank@kent.gov.ukjeff.wallbank@kent.gov.uk Antony Parker, Business Implementation Manager 01622 696855 antony.parker@kentconnects.gov.ukantony.parker@kentconnects.gov.uk find out more…